diff --git a/src/fceu.c b/src/fceu.c
index 1b26ee9..3a92e59 100644
--- a/src/fceu.c
+++ b/src/fceu.c
@@ -460,9 +460,11 @@ void FCEU_printf(char *format, ...) {
 	vsprintf(temp, format, ap);
 	FCEUD_Message(temp);
 
+#ifndef __LIBRETRO__
 	ofile = fopen("stdout.txt", "ab");
 	fwrite(temp, 1, strlen(temp), ofile);
 	fclose(ofile);
+#endif
 
 	va_end(ap);
 }